People & Living

Maddie Sundermann and Grayson Wood enjoyed craft time at the Tarkio branch of the Atchison County Library.   Fairfax readers read the books The Pout-Pout Fish and The Big-Big Dark  Continue Reading »

Kamryn Brown, a Tarkio FFA member, received honors for exhibiting the Champion Berkshire Gilt at the Andrew County Fair Livestock Show in Savannah, Missouri, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Dustin Lambertsen  Continue Reading »

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax, Missouri, Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: apple juice (64 oz.), complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), creamy peanut butter (16 oz.),  Continue Reading »

The rain ditty we published in last week’s Chats seemed to work. Unfortunately, high winds came along with that rain. We didn’t request that! WCF SOF Summer is in full  Continue Reading »

Playwright Randall David Cook of New York will visit Brownville Village Theatre for the world premier of “Death at Downton!” on July 7.   If you are looking for something  Continue Reading »

July 9, 1948 • Forumettes column: “Fairfax’s two grain elevators have been handling a lot of wheat the past week and at least eight car loads have been shipped from  Continue Reading »

July 9, 1948 • Because of the volume of business done at the local post office, Postmaster Alex Rankin has been able to secure for Tarkio free parcel post delivery.  Continue Reading »

July 9, 1948 • Rock Port has a newcomer and property owner in the person of W.D. Crow, who has purchased the compact prefabricated house from H. P. Savage that  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Community Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 14, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at First Christian Church. (The church is located  Continue Reading »

Pleasant View Nursing Home is hosting a cornhole tournament  at the Rock Port City Park Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29. Enter a team of two for $40. The  Continue Reading »

Rock Port swimming lessons will be Monday, July 24, through Thursday, July 27. The lessons are free. Registration forms are available at the Rock Port City Pool. Parent/Child classes will  Continue Reading »

According to Sam O’Riley with Atchison County Community Services in Tarkio, Second Harvest Community Food Bank has had many funding changes. To better serve the 19 counties that they provide  Continue Reading »